Holywood train-car crash death of Maher Soua – Obituary
Maher Soua has been identified as the person killed in a fatal Holywood train-car crash that occurred on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The fatality occurred when Maher attempted to beat a Brightline train with the crossing gates down.
Soua was killed at 1 p.m. Tuesday near Dixie Highway and Garfield Street when he attempted to cross the rail as a train was going south in his Jeep.
According to witnesses, the crossing gates were lowered and Soua navigated around them.
Officials advise cars not to try to outrun a train on the tracks.